[geeks] Vista cost

[Sridhar Ayengar]

Charles Shannon Hendrix wrote:
> Brian Dunbar wrote:
>> Lionel Peterson wrote:
>>>> From: Charles Shannon Hendrix <shannon at widomaker.com>
>>>> Date: 2007/01/28 Sun PM 04:49:30 CST
>>>> To: The Geeks List <geeks at sunhelp.org>
>>>> Subject: Re: [geeks] Vista cost
>>> <nip>
>>>
>>>> Now imagine having to do that on a critical server, or even a personal
>>>> situation where delay hurts you, or maybe you don't even have the
>>>> ability to authorize the new machine for whatever reason.
>>> Thankfully, Vista is not a Server OS :^)
>>>
>>> Lionel
>> The minute I read that I had visions of legions of small biz owners
>> using their new Vista PC as exactly that.  Fast machine, big hard drive,
>> share a few directories on the local network .. what's the harm?
> 
> ...and then someone will think, "Wow, that new graphics engine would
> really spruce up the patient monitor displays in ICU and the surgical ward.
> 
> ...and then someone will prod some ignorant Pentagon paper pusher by
> saying: "Hey, imagine how much more efficient your command and control
> could be with Vista, and how much better your weapons control displays
> would look using DirectX 10!"

It's happened before.  8-(

Peace...  Sridhar